The South-Indian states in India namely Karnataka, Andhra-Pradesh, Tamil-Nadu and Kerala are famous for the temples and their architecture. Each temple has a unique style of architecture and some of them are centuries old. The Brihadeshwara temple in Madurai, Tamil-Nadu is unique because it does not cast a shadow at any time in the day. Similarly, the temples in Kerala are unique for their style of architecture. They have a sloping roof with a contour. This was probably done to protect against the constant rains.Kerala and its temples are also world famous for their fairs and festivals which are also centuries old. The Vadakkunathan temple in Thrissur, Guruvayur Krishna temple and the Anantha-Padmanabha temple in Thiruvanandhapuram are some of the famous temples in Kerala. The Guruvayur Krishna temple is famous for its healing powers. People from all over the country come here seeking cure from rare illnesses. The Vadakkunathan temple is world famous for the Trichur pooram festival. This is the annual festival of the temple and is celebrated to mark the divine meeting of the gods. It is believed that on this day in the Malayalam month of “Medam”, all the deities from the surrounding temples come to the Vadakkunathan temple for a grand meeting. It is the most colorful and popular of all the temple festivals here in Kerala.

The venue for the grand celebrations is the famous Vadakkunathan temple in Trichur. It is one of the oldest temples in Kerala with a typical Kerala temple architecture. The temple has many murals and interesting work of art. The festival celebration was started by the architect of Trichur, Raja Rama Varma also called Sakthan Thampuran who was the Raja of Kochi. The Pooram festival is celebrated for two days. The festival begins at dawn on the first day and continues till 12 noon the next day. During this festival, all the ten deities from the surrounding temples pay their obeisance to the presiding deity of Thrissur, i.e Lord Shiva. All the festivities are held at the Thekkinkadi maidan around the huge premises ofVadakkunathan temple. The entire festivities with the elephants and fireworks are a spectacular sight.